Vernier

biographical name

Ver·nier vern-ˈyā

ˈvər-nē-ər

Pierre circa 1580–1637 French mathematician

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vernier

noun

ver·ni·er

ˈvər-nē-ər

: a short scale made to slide along the divisions of an instrument marked for measuring or indicating parts of divisions

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